Azerbaijan reduced import of live sheep from abroad 20-fold

17:46 - 30.05.2024


May 30, Fineko/abc.az. Over Jan-Mar 2024, Azerbaijan imported 650 live sheep worth $61,400 from foreign countries.

ABC.AZ reports that compared with Q1 of 2023, this is by $1,178,500, or 20.2-fold less in value terms and by 13,534 sheep, or 21.2-fold less in quantitative terms. Over Jan-Mar 2023, 14,184 sheep were imported for $1,240.

The average import price for 1 sheep for the first 3 months of 2024 was $94 (161 manats), which is $7 (12 manats) or 8% more than a year earlier.

Over Jan-Mar 2023, the average import price for 1 sheep was $87 (149 manats).